S. 2319 · 114th Congress
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- John Thune
- Introduced
- 2015-11-19
- Latest action
- 2016-08-30 · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/14/2016 without amendment. Without written report.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require any deposits that the Federal Communications Commission may require for the qualification of bidders in a system of competitive bidding for spectrum licenses to be deposited directly in the Treasury instead of in an interest bearing account at a financial institution. The bill removes a provision that requires the interest accrued to such a financial institution account to be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.
The deposits of successful bidders must be credited to the deposit fund of the Treasury, unless existing exceptions apply.